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Questions about a zyther/banjo

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Recently, I bought this zyther/banjo from an estate sale. It is alleged to be from 1900. I do not know the maker and is in a desperate need of repair that I am willing to do. It previous owner did a bad job on it. I would love to share pictures of it before I took it apart and afterwards.

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New bridge Reily Baker banjo 1890

Really loved that old tiny bridge but it was producing a mute tone on the first string due to how wide the string slots were. Gap under the bridge, top wasn't level. Quite a few issues but it felt great. Action was perfect, string spacing perfect for me, height of bridge felt great too, even though its a fraction of the height of modern bridges. So I just bought a cheap two leg bridge, was farr too tall, so I cut the legs off to get it nearer the size I wanted. Sanded down the top with a…

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Joel Hooks replied to Steve Harrison's discussion Dance Of The Skeletons..1901..Thomas Sylvester Allen.
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Dance Of The Skeletons..1901..Thomas Sylvester Allen.

This was a tricky tune to arrange for banjo but I'm pleased with the result. It's typical of other dance macabre 'Halloween' type compositions. The piano score was in F/Dmin, I've arranged it in G/Emin as it works better on the banjo. My suggested…See More
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"I used to won a very old cello banjo which was a beast to play, and almost impossible to keep in tune.  I eventually purchased a GoldTone CB4 cello banjo, and I have to say I love it.  Good sound, keeps in tune, and quite enough frets for…"
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Joel Hooks replied to Brett Lowe's discussion George Morris
"I thought the same thing... "Tony"?  That is a weird name.  But shrugged and said out loud to nobody "there are lots of weird names." I like it even more that it was his son. George Lansing composed a nice little piece…"
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Charles Blake replied to Brett Lowe's discussion George Morris
"I think Tony was Oakley's Sons name. Likewise he also named a piece after his wife “Winifred Mazurka”"
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Jody Stecher replied to Brett Lowe's discussion George Morris
"The Woolco disc sounds like it is Olly Oakley playing as well.  Does anyone have an idea what the title signifies? "Tony" seems an odd title.   I've never heard of a banjo solo called "John". Why "Tony"?…"
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Trapdoor2 replied to Brett Lowe's discussion George Morris
"Pretty cool. Of course, the dots don't cover Oakley's ending, you'll have to figure that out for yourself...if you want to. I've transcribed the dots (sans fingering) to put it on two pages for readability. Tab & mp3 too,…"
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Joel Hooks replied to Brett Lowe's discussion George Morris
"Thank you very much for this!!!  I shall add this to the pile to work on after the ABF rally this month.  "
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Charles Blake replied to Brett Lowe's discussion George Morris
"The peace is “Tony” Written by Olly Oakley"
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